Thread-cutter.



M. A. MEAGHER.

THREAD CUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY2.1917.

1,290,629, Patented Jan. 7, 1919.

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' ATTORNEYS MARY A. MEAGHEB, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

THREAD-CUTTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. '7, 1919.

Application filed May 2, 1917. Serial No. 165,845.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARY A. MEAGHER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Thread-Cutter, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved thread cutter in the form of a cutter mounted on a ring to be worn on the finger of the hand of a seamstress, store attendant, packer or other person, and arranged to form a convenient and efficient means for cutting thread, yarn, twine and similar materials in sewing, pack ing and like operations. Another object is to permit the owner to readily remove the cutter from the ring for resharpening purposes, or replacing it by a new one when worn out. Another object is to permit of conveniently moving the cutter out of cutting position when not in use to permit of using the finger for other work without the cutter forming an undesirable projection.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction as hereinafter shown and des"ribed and then specifically pointed out in the claim.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanyingdrawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indi cate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the thread cutter as applied;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevation of the same with parts in section;

Fig. 3 is a face view of the same with part in section;

The finger ring 10 is in the form of a coil,

one end 11 of which is provided with a threaded recess 12 in whi h screws a screw 13 formed on a blade holder 14 carrying a cutting blade 15 for cutting a thread, yarn, string or similar material. By the arrangement described the blade holder 1 1 can be readily screwed inposition on the finger ring 10 with a view'to extend the blade 15 with its cutting edge approximately at a right angled position relative to the axis of the rin to permit of conveniently cutting threads and the like. When the thread cutter is not to be used, the blade holder 1A can be partly unscrewed to extend. with the cutting edge of the bladeparallel to the axis of the finger ring 10 so as to permit con venient use of the finger for other operations without the cutter forming an undesirable projection for the time being. It will further be noticed that by the arrangement described, the holder 14: can be readily unscrewed from the finger ring 10 for sharp ening purposes or for replacing it by a new one if worn out.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent A thread cutter, comprising a finger ring in the form of a coil, and a cutter having a cutting blade and screwing on one end of the said coil, the said blade in one position of the cutter standing approximately at a right angle to the axis of the coil and in another position extending parallel to the axis of the coil.

Signed at New York city in the county of I New York and State of New York this first day of May A. D. 1917.

Mus. MARY A. MEAGHER. Witnesses:

JOHN P. MCENROE, GEO H. WALDRON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained {or five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0." 

